Senior Civil Inspector: Structural & Landscape Works

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Civil Inspector for structural and landscape works on a major Diriyah project. The role covers foundations, earthworks, and streetscape interfaces, ensuring quality and compliance across disciplines.

You will review drawings, monitor site progress, and document inspections, coordinating with engineers and contractors to resolve non-conformances and support snagging and close-out activities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum seven years of directly related professional experience.
• Previous involvement in landscape, public-realm, park, or streetscape projects.
• Practical knowledge of civil and structural construction methods.

Responsibilities

• Attend contractor inspection requests and take the appropriate action promptly.
• Inspect civil and structural works against approved drawings and specifications.
• Assist with reviewing shop drawings against contract documentation.
• Check compliance with local codes, statutory requirements, and applicable standards.
• Inspect foundations, concrete works, earthworks, and supporting structures.
• Monitor civil elements associated with parks, landscaping, pathways, and streetscape areas.
• Verify construction dimensions, levels, locations, materials, and workmanship.
• Confirm that contractors follow approved method statements.
• Identify work that does not comply with approved requirements.
• Report non-compliant construction to relevant engineers and project stakeholders.
• Monitor daily site progress and construction quality.
• Maintain clear records of inspections and executed work.
• Capture and organize progress photographs.
• Prepare surveillance reports for defective or incomplete work.
• Issue non-conformance reports when required by project procedures.
• Follow corrective actions through to verified completion.
• Coordinate civil works with structures, landscape, utilities, drainage, lighting, and other disciplines.
• Identify interface concerns and help develop practical site solutions.
• Provide technical input on civil or structural issues arising during construction.
• Assist with measurement and verification of completed quantities.
• Observe site-safety procedures throughout inspection activities.
• Report unsafe conditions through approved project channels.
• Maintain inspection registers and supporting quality documentation.
• Support snagging, completion inspections, and package closeout.

Skills

Civil-works inspection

Structural inspection

Public-realm construction

Landscape civil works

Streetscape infrastructure

Concrete inspection

Foundation works

Earthworks

Retaining structures

Finished-level verification

Shop-drawing review

Contract-document interpretation

Inspection Requests

Method-statement compliance

Workmanship assessment

Site surveillance

Non-conformance reporting

Corrective-action verification

Daily inspection records

Progress photography

Quantity measurement

Multidisciplinary coordination

Site-safety observation

Snagging and closeout

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Parsons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Civil Inspector for structural and landscape works on a major Diriyah project. The role covers foundations, earthworks, and streetscape interfaces, ensuring quality and compliance across disciplines.

You will review drawings, monitor site progress, and document inspections, coordinating with engineers and contractors to resolve non-conformances and support snagging and close-out activities.